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From: Elad Rosenheim <e_ros@netvision.net.il>
Subject: Get a pointer to an array
Date: 1999/06/05
Date: 1999-06-05T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <37599022.C77585D@barak-online.net> (raw)

This question may seem easy, but I haven't been able to find
a solution:

How do I create a normal array, then point an access type to it?
I tried to convert the array 'address attribute to the array access
type,
but it didn't work. I think ADA arrays have some "meta data" before
the data that contains the array bounds, and the 'address attribute
gives the address of the data storage itself. So how can I make the
access
variable point to the array?

This doesn't work:

    type int_array is array(integer <>) of integer;
    type int_access is access int_array;

    function To_Int_Access is new Unchecked_Conversion(
	system.address, int_access);
...

declare
    a : int_array(1..10);
    b : int_access;
begin
    a :=  To_Int_Access(a'address);
...

Please help me with this one.

Thanks,
Elad Rosenheim.




             reply	other threads:[~1999-06-05  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-06-05  0:00 Elad Rosenheim [this message]
1999-06-06  0:00 ` Get a pointer to an array David Botton
1999-06-06  0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-06-09  0:00 ` Steve Doiel
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